Progress report – November 5, 2021

Getting Closer! Another week of hard work… and we have a few things to show for it! Last week we previewed what our sign would look like… this week we can show you what it looks like in place  It doesn’t hurt that our beautiful fall weather gives us a very colorful backdrop! Showers An… Continue reading Progress report – November 5, 2021

Progress report – October 30, 2021

Another week’s worth of progress! We’ve been working some long hours this week – it’s crazy how time flies when your to-do list is long! Some of you may have seen this photo on FaceBook… we’re pretty happy with how the Great Room is coming together! Bonus photo for our blog readers – check out… Continue reading Progress report – October 30, 2021

Progress report – October 23, 2021

It’s the Little Things… Exterior lighting makes a big differrence! We’ve worked hard this week on some of the smaller details… you know, the kind that take forever and are rarely noticed, but are absolutely necessary? 🙂  Some of the detail work is more noticeable though – check out the exterior lighting we added!   Septic… Continue reading Progress report – October 23, 2021

Progress report – October 15, 2021

Lights, Camera, Action! This week we focused on installing some electrical fixtures, finishing the hardwood flooring, finishing the painting (no more blooms!), and starting the tiling.  We have really come to appreciate (the hard way!) all of the time and attention to detail that each of these projects take. Lighting   After you have looked… Continue reading Progress report – October 15, 2021

Progress report – October 9, 2021

So much progress! As promised, lots of pictures with this update.  We’ve been hard at work and have lots to show you! Garage door Our long-awaited garage door was finally installed!  The installation team did a great job, even when we weren’t quite sure that the rod holding up the garage door opener was going… Continue reading Progress report – October 9, 2021

Paint and flooring and tiling oh my…

Don’t Walk Under That! Oh, the convoluted things we do to reach high places! Apologies for the time since the last update, but we’ve been completing LOTS of interior work…    – The flooring is down for the dining room, living room, each of the suites, some smaller spaces, and a portion of the front entry.… Continue reading Paint and flooring and tiling oh my…

FB Live Update Tour

Bonus Content! We had so many updates this week we decided to do a video tour of the property.  Go to https://fb.watch/7ZTUlSw6nu/ to watch!  You do not need to have a FB account to check it out.  Bonus picture above for our blog readers: After the FB Live tour update, we started unboxing all of… Continue reading FB Live Update Tour

And so it begins…

And so it begins.. Drywalling is finally finished!  Well, sort of…  There are still a number of “trouble spots” – dings, scrapes, etc. that should have been fixed but weren’t.  We worked with our contractor who was dealing with the subcontractor, who has become very unresponsive.  We decided to cut our losses and tend to… Continue reading And so it begins…

Progress report – August 28, 2021

Big news today! We’re official!  At least, in the eyes of Washington state.  We still have a bunch of hoops to jump through on the county level (and a couple of others on the state level!) but this is a wonderfully tangible indication that we’re on our way!     And no, this does not… Continue reading Progress report – August 28, 2021

Moving along… slowly but surely!

Progress notes… More drywall… It may not look like much, but it’s taken weeks to get this far! This is the first coat of spray coating over the drywall. It was a long day yesterday, but our contractors finished this coat and one more throughout the house. There are still some repairs to be completed,… Continue reading Moving along… slowly but surely!